poetic techniques Flashcards
simile
a comparison using like or as
“as quite as a mouse,
you are like an angel”
hyperbole
exaggeration
“its raining cats and dogs”
rhyme
corresponding sounds at the end of phrases
“twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are”
alliteration
repetition of a letter at the start of words in a phrase
“weeping willows in the woods”
repetition
repeating a word or phrase to add emphasis
“a hot hot summers day”
imagery
when the poet paints a picture with words
“a host of golden daffodils”
metaphor
a comparison without using like or as
“her hair was a golden river”
assonance
broad vowel sounds
“hear the mellow wedding bells”
onomatopoeia
when a word sounds like what it is
“sizzle, fizzy”
personification
giving none human things human qualities
“the trees danced in the wind”
stanza
how phrases are separated in a poem
